A 30-year-old woman is in High Point police custody after a fatal stabbing early Wednesday.

Police said they were called to an apartment at 2440 Bellemeade St. after receiving calls about a "man yelling for help."

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Officers said they could hear a person moaning inside the apartment when they arrived. Investigators said the officers could see blood on the floor when someone inside the apartment cracked open the door.

Police said the person on the other side of the door tried to close the doorway but officers forced their way inside and found 58-year-old Nathaniel Jackson lying on the floor with several stab wounds.

Paramedics said Jackson was taken to the High Point Regional Health Systems Emergency Room where he later died.

Officers said 30-year-old Enaaja Meeshon Gaines dove through a closed second-story window to the ground below when police entered the apartment.

Police took Gaines into custody, and she was later charged with first-degree murder. She is being held without bail at the High Point Guilford County Jail.

Detectives said neighbors reported a heated argument between Jackson and Gaines before the stabbing. Police said the pair had met earlier that night.